Genre in World Language Education

<p>Ideal for methods and foundational courses in world languages education this book presents a theoretically informed instructional framework for instruction and assessment of world languages. In line with ACTFL and CEFR standards this volume brings together scholarship on contextualized task-based performance assessment and instruction with a genre theory and pedagogy to walk through the steps of designing and implementing effective genre-based instruction. Chapters feature step-by-step lesson designs models of performance assessment and a wealth of practical and research-based examples on how to make languages explicit to students through a focus on genre. Including sections on Arabic French Spanish Italian and other major world languages this book demonstrates how to effectively teach and assess world languages in the classroom.</p>